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Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Moominpappa at Sea Adapted from the book by Tove Jansson Produced by special arrangement with Agency North Ltd www.agencynorth.com Teachers Resource A comprehensive set of classroom activities relating to the performance of Moominpappa at Sea About Moominpappa at Sea Created by internationally acclaimed author Tove Jansson, The Moomins are known for their good humour and philosophical attitude to change. Moominpappa’s quest to begin a new life on an island far out to sea sets the stage for many unexpected adventures with the inhabitants of the island, including the Groke, a creature so lonely she is almost frozen. This solo performance offers much to explore in drama/theatre technique, design and music as well as addressing complex questions of personal and social capability, and intercultural understanding. Moominpappa at Sea is a springboard into activities across the learning areas. The Creative Team The Creative Team Go for 2&5 Regional Tour Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Schools Program School Season Director: Michael Barlow Director: Michael Barlow Creative Consultant: Noriko Nishimoto Creative Consultant: Noriko Nishimoto Performers: Performer: Bec Bradley Bec Bradley Designer/Puppet Maker: Leon Hendroff Nick Pages-Oliver Composer: Lee Buddle Designer/Puppet Maker: Leon Hendroff Lighting Design: Elliot Chambers Composer: Lee Buddle Stage Manager: George Ashforth Props Construction: Ben Gates Props Construction: Ben Gates Fabric Construction: Annie Robinson Fabric Construction: Annie Robins About Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is a driving force in the contemporary puppet theatre landscape in Australia. Our name reflects our ethos – to be inspired by many artists, artistic forms and ideas and fuse them with puppetry to create theatrically exciting performances. Spare Parts offers meaningful and exciting theatre experiences that respect the intelligence and emotional growth of our young audience and offer strong links to the Australian Curriculum. Puppetry uniquely addresses the imaginative mind and while Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s focus is on young people we create work that can challenge, excite and entertain audiences of all ages. 2 Contents page Pre Show Activities Tove Jansson Research Page 4 Theatre Etiquette Page 5 Vocabulary Words Page 6 What is the Go with 2 & 5 Campaign? Page 7 Go for 2 & 5 Healthy Food Activities Page 8 Light Houses of Australia Page 9 Create a Light House Page 10 Interesting Australian Light Houses Page 11 Post Show Activities Learning About Location Page 12 Your Favourite Character Page 14 Create a character in dance inspired by Moominpappa at Sea Page 14 3 PRESHOW ACTIVITY - Research Break students into groups and assign each group member a different aspect to research about Tove Jansson. Example Aspects for Year 5/6 students: - Tove Jansson - Tove Jansson the painter - Tove Jansson and the Moomins - Tove Jansson the comic strip author Example Aspects for Year 3/4 students: Key questions : Who? What? When? Where? How? Why? Some useful links include: http://www.tove100.com/ http://www.tovejansson.com/ (Select English) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tove_Jansson Once the research has been completed students are assigned to jobs: Director: Is responsible for… Keeping group members on task Follows and relays teachers directions back to group Artists: Is responsible for… Draw and colour any pictures Print and cut out any pictures Creates the layout for the presentation of their research Recorder: Is responsible for… Doing all the writing for the presentation Speaker: Is responsible for… Present the research to the classroom Talking with the teacher if there are any questions or problems 4 Conference progress with the teacher AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM Research Identify questions to inform an inquiry Identify and locate a range of relevant sources Analysis and Use of Sources: Locate information related to inquiry questions in a range of sources Compare information from a range of sources Explanation and Communication: Develop texts, report and descriptions, which incorporate source materials Use a range of communication forms: oral, written, graphic General Capabilities: Literacy ICT capability Critical and creative thinking PRESHOW ACTIVITY - Theatre Etiquette Discuss appropriate audience behavior with your students prior to attending Moominpappa at Sea. Basic Theatre Etiquette for Primary Students: - Go to the toilet before the performance. - Attending a theatre performance is different from attending a movie. The performers can hear you if you talk or make a lot of noise. Keep quite during the performance and be respectful of the performers. Remember they can see and hear you to. - Keep your hands and feet to yourself. - You should not eat during the performance. Give the performer your full attention. - Clap at the end of the performance if you enjoyed what you saw. 5 PRESHOW ACTIVITY – Vocabulary Words Students in groups of 8 allocated with one word each. Create own lighthouse that will include: The word Meaning Used in a sentence from the book Illustrated Students share their learning to other group members. Hurricane Lamp – Also knows as a kerosene lamp or paraffin lamp. Hurricane lamps require fuel in the form of kerosene or paraffin oil. The have a wick or mantle as a light source and are protected by a glass chimney or globe. Lighthouse – A tower or tall building designed to emit a bright and powerful light using lamps or lenses. This light is used by maritime pilots to navigate around dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals or reefs and guide ships to safe entries to harbors. Horseshoe – A metal shoe designed to protect a horses hoof from wear. Seaweed – A loose term for marine algae that often washes up on shore. Some types of seaweed are used as food, medicine and fertilizer. Driftwood – Wood that washes up on shore in the form of marine debris. Island – A piece of land that is entirely surrounded by water. Fishing Net – A net designed for fishing, made of fibers that have been woven together in a grid like structure. Sailboat – A boat that is partly or entirely propelled through the water by sails. AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM Explore the rules of Audience Etiquette for attending a performance Language for interaction: Learn extended and technical vocabulary 6 PRESHOW ACTIVITY – What is the Go for 2 & 5 Campaign? The Go for 2&5 campaign improves health by promoting good nutrition in Western Australia. There is growing evidence that eating the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables not only contributes to good health, but also protects against a number of diseases. Increasing the average person’s fruit and vegetable intake is a State health priority and may be the single most important dietary change needed to reduce the risk of major diseases. You can find fun classroom activities and more information about Go for 2&5 at http://www.gofor2and5.com.au/. There is even a ‘Kids only’ section with online activities. Are your students eating their 2 Fruit & 5 Vege? Discuss the idea of eating fruit and vegetables and drinking water in the classroom with students. Discussion topics could include the amount of fruit, vegetables and water students currently eat; the importance of fruit, vegetables and water as part of a healthy diet and to help learning; or favourite fruit and vegetables. Include raw and cooked, and many different colours. Recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables for children and adolescents Age of child (years) Fruit (serves) Vegetables (serves) 4-7 1-2 2-4 8-11 1-2 3-5 12-18 3-4 4-9 Become a Crunch & Sip School. Crunch&Sip is a set break to eat fruit or salad vegetables and drink water in the classroom. Students re-fuel with fruit or vegetables during the morning or afternoon, assisting physical and mental performance and concentration in the classroom. Implementing Crunch&Sip into your classroom is a great way to keep students focused by adding an extra serve of fruit or vegetables to their day. Visit www.crunchandsip.com.au and register to be a crunch & sip school. 7 PRESHOW ACTIVITY – Go for 2 & 5 Healthy Food Activities http://www.crunchandsip.com.au/media/8041/middle_primary_curriculum_activities.pdf Theme 1: Food Selection Model Prepare a recipe from www.gofor2and5.com.au before completing these activities. Purpose These activities provide students with opportunities to: - Identify the nutritional value of foods - Discuss the reasons for choosing foods Theme 2: My Food Choices Prepare a recipe from www.gofor2and5.com.au before completing these activities. Purpose These activities provide students with opportunities to explore reasons why food is important and identify some of the factors that influence their food choices. Theme 3: My Feelings about Food Prepare a recipe from www.gofor2and5.com.au before completing these activities. Purpose These activities provide students with opportunities to: - Identify how their mood and their feelings about food influence what they choose to eat - Evaluate their own diet and set goals to change their eating behaviour Theme 4: Foods Eaten by Different Groups Prepare a recipe from www.gofor2and5.com.au before completing these activities. Purpose These activities provide students with opportunities to explore: - Factors that affect an individual’s food choices – culture, socioeconomic status, state of health - The social and celebratory aspects of food. 8 PRESHOW ACTIVITY – Lighthouses of Australia In the puppet show and novel Moominpappa at Sea by Tove Jansson the Moomin family move to an island with a lighthouse. Preshow Activity: Introduce lighthouses to your class. On the next sheet are some interesting lighthouses from around Australia and facts about them. And/Or Ask your students to research an Australian lighthouse. Ask them create a report about the lighthouse of their choice addressing the following criteria: - Image of Lighthouse - Name of Lighthouse - Location of Lighthouse - When was the lighthouse built? - What kind of light is used in the lighthouse? - Why is this lighthouse important to the area it is in? When students have completed their reports share some aloud in class.